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Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450_Yellow Ribbon and Brava Blue(1)
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Return of the big single?

September 6, 2024 Nigel Paterson Comments Off

Royal Enfield has launched the Guerrilla, what would have once been considered a Big Single roadster. It’s the second bike to feature the Sherpa 450 liquid-cooled motor we’ve seen before in the current Himalayan, but […]

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CFMOTO 450NK – MODERN ROADSTER

August 1, 2024 Nigel Paterson Comments Off

ROAD RIDER TEST 2024 CFMOTO 450NK   CFMOTO’s 450 twin-cylinder engine lands in a practical, all-round chassis BY PHIL JAMES PHOTOGRAPHY BY NIGEL PATERSON/SUPPLIED Last year we were impressed with CFMOTO’s 450SR, its sports 450… […]

MY24 KTM 990 DUKE
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A bigger middleweight Duke

November 10, 2023 Nigel Paterson Comments Off

The current range of KTM Duke parallel twins stared out with the 790, firmly in middleweight land… a few years later and it’s grown to become the Duke 990. From the press release: THE 2024 […]

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CFMOTO’s new 800cc road bikes

August 28, 2023 Nigel Paterson Comments Off

CFMOTO’s new 800NK Sport and 800NK Advanced will arrive next month offering a KTM-derived engine and a list of specifications unmatched by the competition. At their core is a 100hp machine weighing in at under […]

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Triumph’s LAMS Trident

August 24, 2020 Nigel Paterson Comments Off

Triumph is building a new Trident, and it’s going to be LAMS approved for new riders in Australia.   The new naked roadster is being shown off firstly as a design prototype with images of […]

Can-Am Spyder F3 Limited
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Can-Am’s Spyder F3 gets loaded for touring

September 1, 2016 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Can-Am has released a touring version of its three-cylinder, three-wheeled Spyder F3, and it has all the hallmarks of a superb luxury tourer. The Spyder F3 Limited is the most ambitious of the line to […]

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Bike review: Harley Roadster

July 8, 2016 Mick Matheson Comments Off

If I sounded a bit hard on the Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight in issue 123, it’s only because it wasn’t a Roadster. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the Forty-Eight and embraced its short, uncomfortable suspension and […]

Can-Am Spyder F3 S Triple Black
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Can-Am Spyder F3 S in Triple Black

August 20, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Can-Am’s next Spyder F3 will be a sinister-looking beast in Triple Black colour scheme, the latest in the brand’s Special Series range. The small screen has a dark tint and the wheels are black chrome, […]

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TRIUMPH TRACKER AND THRUXTON 400 MODELS

by The Road Rider Team in Bike Comments Off

Triumph has expanded its 400cc range with the addition of new Tracker and Thruxton models. Triumph Motorcycles has expanded its 400cc lineup with two all-new models for 2026, unveiling the flat track-inspired Tracker 400 and the [...]

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